The FA is close to reaching an agreement with the players’ leadership group that includes Kane EDDIE KEOGH FOR THE FA/REXThe FA has agreed to pay a proportion of a prize jackpot of almost £9 million to England’s players if they win the Uefa Nations League, even though a new commercial deal with the squad has yet to be finalised. Negotiations have been taking place for almost a year over the deal, with the FA seeking to extricate itself from a contract with 1966 Entertainment and reach its own agreement with the players for commercial work undertaken on international duty. The FA has already received £3.8 million in prize money from Uefa for reaching the inaugural Nations League finals, which begin today in Portugal with the first semi-final between the hosts and Switzerland in Porto. It will secure another £3.8 million if England reach the…

Source: The Times June 04, 2019 23:00 UTC